[Kana Nishino] the 7th thread

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▼　Profile

Born on March 18, 1989, Kana Nishino debuted February 20, 2008 with the single "I" after being selected out of 40,000 people in a Sony Music audition. After coming to America on two occasions, she discovered Western music such as Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, and Ciara and became absorbed with hip hop, R&B, and reggae, along with other various types of music while also having an interest for the musical culture of Japan, such as learning traditional Japanese music.

Her first album, "LOVE one.", debuted at #4 on the Oricon Charts on July 24, 2009 and within the first month its release, broke through 200,000 copies. Since then she has released several successful singles starting with "Motto...", which attained the number one spot on both the Chaku-Uta and Chaku-Uta Full charts followed by her first double a-side single, "Dear.../Maybe" and "Best Friend" which along with "Motto..." are two of the few songs to have spent 2 weeks at #1 spot on the RIAJ Digital Track chart. Single "Aitakute aitakute" reached 1,000,000 digital downloads across Chaku-uta and Chaku-uta Full. Her sophomore album, "to LOVE" went on sale June 23 and has since become one of the best selling albums of the year, selling more than 500,000 physical copies in less than a month and still charting.

August saw her 11th single, "if", a middle ballad tied up as the theme song to the anime movie, "NARUTO Shippuuden -The Lost Tower-". Nishino ended the year with releasing the winter ballad single, "Kimi tte", which became her 2nd best selling single to date, while "to LOVE" went on to become the 3rd best selling album of 2010.

Her 13th single "Distance", her first release of 2011, will be out February 9th with the title track tied up with jeweler GemCEREY.

Sources: official website, Goo artist profile, RIAJ

▼　Discography

NEW SINGLE
Distance
13th single 02/09/11

君って (Kimi tte)
12th single 11/03/10

if
11th single 08/04/2010

to LOVE
2nd album 06/23/2010

会いたくて 会いたくて (Aitakute aitakute; I miss you, I miss you)
10th single 05/19/2010

Best Friend
9th single 02/24/2010

Dear.../MAYBE
8th single 12/02/2009

もっと… (Motto...; More...)
7th single 10/21/2009

LOVE one.
1st album 06/24/2009

君に会いたくなるから (Kimi ni aitaku naru kara; Because I want to see you)
6th single 06/03/2009

遠くても feat.WISE (Tookutemo feat.WISE; Even if you're far away)
5th single 03/18/2009

MAKE UP
4th single 01/28/2009

Style.
3rd single 08/13/2008

glowly days
2nd single 04/23/2008

I
debut single 02/20/2008

▼　News & Updates

NEW SINGLE Distance OUT 02/09

Covers:

Spoiler:

Tracklist and tieups:
M1 Distance - "GemCEREY" CM song, also NTTCommuncations' "MUSICO♪" CM song
M2 beloved - Theme song to KTV's "Gout Temps Nouveau" (a talk show)
M3 Call Me Up - Campaign CM song for Kintetsu's "Ise, Toba, Shima Super Passport Mawaryanse"

First press package will be a special hologram cover.

GemCEREY CM & PV preview(?):
http://gemart.jp/special2/cm.html

Lyrics:
tenshi no hane's translation:

Spoiler:

Why is it that no matter what I do
I always end up thinking about you?
I just don’t know what to do

With just a single word
You can make me fly or crash down
This isn’t like me
But you don’t know how I feel

When will you notice
That I want to offer every piece of my heart to you?

I run after you
I run after you
But I never reach you
Even though I like you so much
I can’t wait
Every time, everywhere
Show me your heart
I want to know you
More than anything else
More than anyone else
Forever
Addicted to you
I can’t see anything but you

Why is that when I want to look cute in front of you
It ends up being a fruitless effort?
I just don’t know what to do

Even if I listen to your favourite songs
And wear the clothes you like
I can’t get closer to you
But you don’t know how I feel

When will you notice
That I want to be special to no one but you?

I run after you
I run after you
But I never reach you
Even though I like you so much
I can’t wait
Every time, everywhere
Show me your heart
I want to know you
More than anything else
More than anyone else
Forever
Addicted to you
I can’t see anything but you

If it’s going to stay this painful
I want to lock my heart
But I can’t stop myself anymore
You’re the one for me
No matter what I do, no matter what I do
I can't stop my love for you

I run after you
I run after you
But I never reach you
Even though I like you so much
I can’t wait
Every time, everywhere
Show me every side of you
I want to know you
More than anything else
More than anyone else
Forever
Addicted to you
I can’t see anything but you

strobe edge's translation:
Romaji

Spoiler:

naze na no nani shite mo
kizukeba kimi no koto kangaete ru
I just don't know what to do

kimi no kotoba hitotsu dake de
maiagattari ochitari shite
watashi ja nai mitai
but you don't know how I feel

itsu ni nattara kizuite kureru no
kono kokoro kimi ni zenbu agetai no ni

*oikaketemo oikaketemo
todokanai konna ni suki na no ni
matenai yo everytime everywhere
kimi no kokoro wo misete yo
nani yori motto dare yori motto
kimi wo shiritai kara
itsu made mo addicted to you
kimi shika mienakute*

naze na no kimi no mae ja
kawaiku itai no ni karamawatte ru
I just don't know what to do

kimi no suki na uta wo kiite
kimi no suki na fuku kite mo
chikazukenai
but you don't know how I feel

itsu ni nattara kizuite kureru no
kimi dake no tokubetsu na hito ni naritai no

*repeat

konna ni setsunai dake nara
kono kokoro ni kagi wo kaketai kedo
mou tomerarenai yo
kimi ga ii no
doushite mo doushite mo
can't stop my love for you

oikaketemo oikaketemo
todokanai konna ni suki na no ni
matenai yo everytime everywhere
kimi no subete wo misete yo
nani yori motto dare yori motto
kimi wo shiritai kara
itsu made mo addicted to you
kimi shika mienakute

English

Spoiler:

Why is it that no matter what I do
I realize that I'm thinking of you
I just don't know what to do

Just one word from you
can make me fly high or crash me down
It doesn't seem like me
but you don't know how I feel

When will you realize
that I'll give you all of my heart?

*Though I chase after you, though I chase after you
I can never reach you, even though I like you this much
I can't wait, anytime anywhere
Show me your heart
More than anything else, more than anyone else, I want to know you
Forever addicted to you, I can only see you*

Why is it that when I want to look pretty for you
it's a fruitless effort
I just don't know what to do

Even if listen to your favorite music
and wear the clothes you like
I can't come near you
but you don't know how I feel

When will you realize
that I want to be the special person just for you?

*repeat

If it's only this painful I want to put a lock on my heart
but I just can't stop
You're for me
No matter what, no matter what
I can't stop my love for you

Though I chase after you, though I chase after you
I can never reach you, even though I like you this much
I can't wait, anytime anywhere
Show me your all
More than anything else, more than anyone else, I want to know you
Forever addicted to you, I can only see you

original lyrics source- music.goo.ne.jp

▼　Links

Official website: http://www.nishinokana.com/
Official fanclub: http://www.nishinoke.jp
Mobile fanclub: http://www.kanayans.jp/
Official blog: http://ameblo.jp/nishino-kana/

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Since uh, no one else made it.

[tenshi no hane]

The lyrics for Distance are already out on uta.net. It's about unrequited love.

[xLuna&1LOVE]

First post looks nice!

[waterballoon]

you can hear a little preview of Distance on her official website:

www.nishinokana.com

[x-megumi-x]

New Gemcerey pics

Spoiler:

[Mirrorcle Monster]

Love tbe last one!

[AyuGAME]

beautiful...
Distance could be my personal fav song of her...and my personal fav for this year

[ストロボ・EdGE]

ooooo thanks for those, megumi! Gorgeous. Loving this shoot, it could possibly be my favorite.

[Beauty4123]

thanks aurelie! kana looks so beautiful!

[happiholic★]

With Distance she seems to be going back to her earlier works. The cover and song both remind me of something she would do back then.

[ngagang]

I hope she can clinch her first #1 ranked single with Distance

[Teppei-chan]

I like the colors from the pictures. And I found her really beautiful on the second pic

[PoetGirl]

GORGEOUS shoot, its sooo beautiful omg

[NintendoHTF1242]

lol just reading her English lines alone make me know that this song is gonna reach out to me

Originally Posted by Love Shine

With Distance she seems to be going back to her earlier works. The cover and song both remind me of something she would do back then.

True that! They remind me of I...but like, 1,000,000x better

[taskinillusion]

I really love those new single covers!!

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

her best single covers EVER

greaaat move by kana!!!!

the new covers are awesome (second version) 「Distance」 New Single, when is it releasin' February/9?

[happiholic★]

The gyaru are totally going to eat this single up. I'm sure they alone account for like 50% of people buying her music.

I would love a MiliyahxKana song. I think they would sound good together. Gyaru would also die for this, I'm sure.

[ストロボ・EdGE]

I translated the lyrics for Distance:

Romaji

Spoiler:

naze na no nani shite mo
kizukeba kimi no koto kangaete ru
I just don't know what to do

kimi no kotoba hitotsu dake de
maiagattari ochitari shite
watashi ja nai mitai
but you don't know how I feel

itsu ni nattara kizuite kureru no
kono kokoro kimi ni zenbu agetai no ni

*oikaketemo oikaketemo
todokanai konna ni suki na no ni
matenai yo everytime everywhere
kimi no kokoro wo misete yo
nani yori motto dare yori motto
kimi wo shiritai kara
itsu made mo addicted to you
kimi shika mienakute*

naze na no kimi no mae ja
kawaiku itai no ni karamawatte ru
I just don't know what to do

kimi no suki na uta wo kiite
kimi no suki na fuku kite mo
chikazukenai
but you don't know how I feel

itsu ni nattara kizuite kureru no
kimi dake no tokubetsu na hito ni naritai no

*repeat

konna ni setsunai dake nara
kono kokoro ni kagi wo kaketai kedo
mou tomerarenai yo
kimi ga ii no
doushite mo doushite mo
can't stop my love for you

oikaketemo oikaketemo
todokanai konna ni suki na no ni
matenai yo everytime everywhere
kimi no subete wo misete yo
nani yori motto dare yori motto
kimi wo shiritai kara
itsu made mo addicted to you
kimi shika mienakute

English

Why is it that no matter what I do
I realize that I'm thinking of you
I just don't know what to do

Just one word from you
can make me fly high or crash me down
It doesn't seem like me
but you don't know how I feel

When will you realize
that I'll give you all of my heart?

*Though I chase after you, though I chase after you
I can never reach you, even though I like you this much
I can't wait, anytime anywhere
Show me your heart
More than anything else, more than anyone else, I want to know you
Forever addicted to you, I can only see you*

Why is it that when I want to look pretty for you
it's a fruitless effort
I just don't know what to do

Even if listen to your favorite music
and wear the clothes you like
I can't come near you
but you don't know how I feel

When will you realize
that I want to be the special person just for you?

*repeat

If it's only this painful I want to put a lock on my heart
but I just can't stop
You're for me
No matter what, no matter what
I can't stop my love for you

Though I chase after you, though I chase after you
I can never reach you, even though I like you this much
I can't wait, anytime anywhere
Show me your all
More than anything else, more than anyone else, I want to know you
Forever addicted to you, I can only see you